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2026-12-10 - 90 years ago - England's King Edward VIII abdicates

1936 was a very special year for the British monarchy. At the beginning of the year, on January 20, the playboy and heir to the British throne Edward, called David (1894-1972), was crowned King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Less than eleven months later, on December 10, Edward VIII abdicated. And all because of "that woman," as his mother Queen Mary called his son's mistress: Wallis Simpson (1896-1986). The then 41-year-old king pined for her. An unheard-of scandal: Wallis was not only bourgeois, but also American and twice divorced.

80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

20.10.2010 - Duchess of Windsor 11th December 1936 - Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India,...
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

07.06.1998 - Churchill and King Edward VIII
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

11.12.1936 - Daily Mirror - Friday 11th December 1936
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

07.08.1936 - Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson sightseeing at Tregir near Split, Croatia. 1936. Date: 07.08.1936
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

06.08.1999 - Duke and Duchess of Windsor Wallis Simpson Edward VIII
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

17.12.1998 - The abdication of Edward VIII December 1936
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

14.07.2000 - The abdication of King Edward VIII. Crowds in Whitehall waiting eagerly for news of fresh developments. 1936
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

28.04.2003 - Newspaper headlines on the front page of the Oxford Mail - King Edward abdicates - dramatic message read to Parliament - final and irrevocable decision - can no longer discharge th...
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

10.03.2003 - Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
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The Prince of Wales, Edward VIII at the Royal Airforce Memorial

01.01.2000 - The Prince of Wales, Edward VIII at the Royal Airforce Memorial, with his brother, the Duke of York, Prince Albert (later George VI).
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

25.01.1999 - The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

10.03.2003 - Duke and Duchess of Windsor leaving a cinema after seeing his film 'A King's Story' in full for the first time. MAy 26th 1965.
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

10.03.2003 - Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

14.07.2000 - The abdication of King Edward VIII. Crowds in Whitehall waiting eagerly for news of fresh developments. 1936
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

14.07.2000 - The abdication of King Edward VIII. Scenes in Downing Street after the announcement showing support for the King. 1936
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

10.03.2003 - Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

25.04.1999 - Duke and Duchess of Windsor wedding 1937
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

07.06.2001 - Edward, Duke of Windsor, married Mrs Wallis Simpson at the Chateau de Cande near Tours 3rd June 1937
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

10.12.1999 - The Abdication signed by Edward VIII 10th December 1936
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated

14.07.2000 - The abdication of King Edward VIII. Crowds in Whitehall supporting the king waiting eagerly for news of fresh developments. 1936
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated
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80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated
80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated
80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated
80 Years Since Edward VIII abdicated
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